1996 BUICK PARK AVENUE ECU

Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Rear Seat Positic-
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You’ll be using the lap belt.
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A child in a child restraint in the center front seat
can
be badly injured by the right front passenger
air bag if it inflates. Never secure
a child restraint
in the center front seat. It’s always better to
secure
a child restraint in the rear seat. You may,
however, secure
a forward-facing child restraint
in the right front passenger seat, but only with
the seat moved
all the way back. See
the earlier part about the top strap
if the child
restraint has one.
1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
plate
and pulling
it along the belt.
for the child restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
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4. Run the vehicle's safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructions will show
you how. 5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push
down on the child restraint.
Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure. If it isn't, secure the
restraint in a different place in the vehicle and contact the child restraint maker for their advice
about how to attach the child restraint properly.
child passenger.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
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Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never
put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here’s why:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured if the right front passenger’s
air bag inflates. This
is because the back of a
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing
child restraint in the rear seat.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
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2.
3.
4.
Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat as far back as it will
go
before securing a forward-facing child restraint.
(See “Seats” in the Index.)
Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the chdd’s
face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.
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7. To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the
retractor while you push down on the child restraint.
8. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let
it go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger. Children
who have outgrown child restraints should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
If you have the choice, a child should sit next to
a
window so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and
get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide.
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CHILD
SECURITY
LOCK
SET LEVER ON BOTH REAP DOORS
Your Buick is equipped with rear door security
locks that help prevent
passengers from opening
the rear doors of your
vehicle from the inside.
To use one of these locks:
1. Open one of the rear doors.
2. Move the lever on the door all the way up to the
ENGAGED position.
3. Close the door.
4. Do the same thing to the other rear door lock.
The rear doors of your vehicle cannot be opened from
the inside when this feature is in use.
To open a rear door when the security lock is on:
1. Unlock the door from the inside.
2. Then open the door from the outside.
If you don’t cancel the security lock feature, adults or
older children who ride in the rear won’t be able to open
the rear door from the inside. You should let adults and
older children know how these security locks work, and
how to cancel the locks.
To cancel
the rear door security lock:
1. Unlock the door from the inside and open the door
from the outside.
2. Move the lever all the way down.
3. Do the same thing for the other rear door.
The rear door locks will now work normally.
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Should interference to this system occur, try this:
0 Check to determine if battery replacement is necessary.
See the instructions on battery replacement.
Check the distance. You may be too far from your
vehicle. This product has a maximum range.
0 Check the location. Other vehicles or objects may be
blocking the signal.
See your Buick dealer or a qualified technician
for service.
Changes or modifications to this system by other than an
authorized service facility could void authorization to
use this equipment.
The driver’s door will unlock when
UNLOCK is
pressed.
If pressed again within five seconds, all doors
will unlock. Pressing any button will also illuminate the
interior lamps (see “Illuminated Entry” in the Index).
All doors will lock when
LOCK is pressed.
The trunk will unlock when the trunk open symbol is
pressed, but only when the ignition is in the
LOCK or
OFF position. The trunk symbol will also work when
the ignition
is on, but only while in PARK (P).
When the button with the horn symbol on the key
transmitter is pressed, the horn will sound and the
headlamps and taillamps will flash for up to two
minutes. This can be turned
off by pressing the instant
alarm button again, unlocking the vehicle with a key
or
by turning the ignition on.
If only the instant alarm button works, the transmitter
needs to be resynchronized to the receiver.
Do this by
pressing and holding both the LOCK and
UNLOCK
buttons for about eight seconds; you must be within
range of the vehicle.
Once the transmitter has been resynchronized, the horn
will chirp and the exterior lamps will flash once. The
system should now operate properly.
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Each key transmitter can be programmed to the driver’s
preference for memory door locks, security feedback,
delayed locking
and perimeter lighting. See each feature
in the Index.
The transmitters can also be programmed to move
the
driver’s seat and outside mirrors to a set memory position
when the
key transmitter’s UNLOCK button is pressed.
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Security Feedback
This provides feedback to the driver when the vehicle
receives
a command from the key transmitter. The
following modes may be selected:
Mode
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1
2
3
4
5
Security Feedback
No feedback when locking or
unlocking vehicle.
No feedback when locking;
exterior lamps flash when
unlocking vehicle.
Exterior lamps flash when
locking; no feedback when
unlocking vehicle.
Exterior lamps flash when locking
and when unlocking vehicle.
Exterior lamps flash and horn
chirps when locking; no feedback
when unlocking vehicle.
Exterior lamps
flash and horn chlrps
when locking; exterior lamps flash
when
unlocking vehicle. Vehicles
are delivered programmed in Mode
5. To
change to another mode:
1. Press and hold the power door lock switch.
2. Press the opened trunk button on the transmitter. The
transmitter will remain in its current mode.
3. Press the opened trunk button again. Each time the
opened trunk button is pressed, the transmitter will
advance to the next mode.
4. Release the power door lock switch.
Delayed Locking
Note: This feature is available only if you request your
dealer to activate this option. After initial activation,
you can turn this feature on and off by using the
following procedure.
This feature lets the driver delay the actual locking of
the vehicle. When the power door lock switch is pressed
with the key removed from the ignition and the driver’s
door open, a chime will sound three times to signal
that the lock delay mode is active. When all doors
have been closed, the doors will lock automatically after
five seconds. If any door is opened before this, the
five-second timer will reset itself once all the doors have
been closed again.
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Remote Trunk Release Lockout
The remote trunk release
lockout switch in the glove
box allows you to secure
items
in the trunk. Move the
trunk release lockout switch
to off, lock the glove
box
and take the key with you.
Now the remote TRUNK
release to the left
of the
steering column will not
open the trunk.
To allow the remote TRUNK release switch to the left of
the steering column to operate again, move the trunk
release lockout switch
to on.
Trunk Security Override
The optional Remote Keyless Entry transmitter will
open the trunk even if the trunk release lockout switch
is in the off position. It can
be dangerous to drive with the trunk lid
open because carbon monoxide (CO) gas can
come into your vehicle. You can’t see
or smell
CO.
It can cause unconsciousness and even death.
If you must drive with the trunk lid open or if
electrical wiring or other cable connections must
pass through the seal between the body and the
trunk lid:
Make sure all windows are shut.
0 Wrn the fan on your heating or cooling
system to its highest speed with the setting
on any airflow selection except RECIRC.
That will force outside air into your vehicle.
See “Comfort Controls” in the Index.
0 If you have air outlets on or under the
instrument panel, open them all the way.
See “Engine Exhaust” in the Index.
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